1836-1909

"Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to peace and nonviolent resistance helped to secure India's independence, and came at a great personal cost. Gandhi's writings and protests, including the famed 1930 Salt March, have served as a blueprint for activists who recognize the power of peaceful protest. This book reveals Gandhi's story and includes historical information about Gandhi's effect on India and South Africa"--Amazon.com.

Readers will learn about the Mahatma, Great soul in peasant's garb, often in his own words, as well as the philosophy of truth and nonviolence that would later inspire Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and other rebels with a cause for ages to come.

A biography of Mahatma Gandhi that focuses on his years before India.

Examines the role the Anglo-Boer War played in the development of modern South Africa, and highlights key figures and events that influenced the war and its impact on the people of South Africa.

Examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the Boer War, a three year conflict that became one of the most controversial wars for Britain.

Compares Mahatma Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and advocate for the downtrodden with his goals and expectations for himself and his country, and discusses his disappointments, the hopes that remained unfulfilled at the time of his death, and his legacy.